Karabastau Svita

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Template:Infobox rockunit The Karabastau Svita is a geological formation in Kazakhastan whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.<ref name="Pterosaur">Barrett, P.M., Butler, R.J., Edwards, N.P., & Milner, A.R. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. p61-107. in Flugsaurier: Pterosaur papers in honour of Peter Wellnhofer. 2008. Hone, D.W.E., and Buffetaut, E. (eds). Zitteliana B, 28. 264pp.[1]</ref>

Paleofauna

Vertebrates

Genus Species County Member Abundance Notes Images

Batrachognathus

B. volans

An Anurognathid Pterosaur.

Karatausuchus

K. sharovi

An Atoposaurid Crocodylomorph.

Karaurus

K. sharovi

One of the earliest salamanders.

Sordes

S. pilosus

A Rhamphorhynchid Pterosaur.

Invertebrates

Genus Species County Member Abundance Notes Images

Auliepterix

A. mirabilis

A Micropterygid moth.

Omma <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

O. aberatum, O. jurassicum, O. pilosum

Ommatid beetles

Palaeolepidopterix

P. aurea

A Micropterygid or Eolepidopterigid moth.

See also

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References

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